Polity Lebanon (Military Occupation)

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Polity that includes all territories militarly occupied by Lebanon that are not part of a specific military territory.

Establishment

  • June 1948: Lebanese forces captured the village of al-Malikiyya.
  • October 1948: Alma was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Hiram.
  • October 1948: Hula was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Hiram.
  • October 1948: Al-Malikiyya, evacuated by its Lebanese and Palestinian defenders, was captured without a fight by the Israelis during Operation Hiram.

Chronology

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1. Arab-Israeli conflict

is an ongoing conflict between Israel and its Arab neighbours, as well as with Palestine, an area factually controlled by Israel itself. The conflict begun when the British Mandate in Palestine (a former Ottoman territory) was partitioned into an Arab and a Jewish state.

1.1. Palestine War

Was a war that took place in Palestine, initially a British Mandate, between the Jewish population and the the Arab population (later with the support of the Arab league) of the region. It is traditionally divided in two phases: a civil war in the final phase of the British Mandate, and a full-scale invasion by a coalition of Arab countries after the British left Palestine. During the war the State of Israel was established.

1.1.1. 1948 Arab-Israeli War

Was a war between the newly established State of Israel and a coalition of Arab states. It was the second phase of the Palestine War of 1948. After the evacuation of the British forces from the Mandate for Palestine, Israel declared its independence, and Palestine was invaded by a coalition of Arab states.

1.1.1.1. Northern Front - Operation Hiram

Was a military operation by Israeli forces during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.

  • June 1948: Lebanese forces captured the village of al-Malikiyya.
  • October 1948: Al-Malikiyya, evacuated by its Lebanese and Palestinian defenders, was captured without a fight by the Israelis during Operation Hiram.
  • October 1948: Alma was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Hiram.
  • October 1948: Hula was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Hiram.

1.1.2. 1949 Armistice Agreements

Were a series of agreements between Israel, Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan and Syria that formally ended the 1948 Arab-Israel War.

  • July 1949: By 20 July Israel made Armistice Agreements with Egypt, Lebanon, Transjordan, and Syria, ending the 1947-1949 Palestine war. Israel was left with the part of Mandatory Palestine it had conquered during the war.

Disestablishment

  • July 1949: By 20 July Israel made Armistice Agreements with Egypt, Lebanon, Transjordan, and Syria, ending the 1947-1949 Palestine war. Israel was left with the part of Mandatory Palestine it had conquered during the war.

Selected Sources

  • Gilbert, M. (2012): The Routledge Atlas of the Arab-Israeli Conflict, 10th Edition, Routledge, p.50
  • Khalidi, W. (1992): All that Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948, Institute for Palestine Studies, p. 471
  • Operation Hiram. Wikipedia. Retrieved on 30 March 2024 on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Hiram